Idioms
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under one's belt
Experienced or achieved, as in "Once a medical student has anatomy under her belt, she'll have much less to memorize". This metaphoric expression likens food that has been consumed to an experience that has been digested.
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a nail in the/someone's coffin
Something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.
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a dead person would turn in his/her grave
You mean that he/she would be very angry or upset about something.
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to breathe down someone's neck
to watch someone carefully and constantly,
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to wake up on the wrong side of the bed
To be in a particularly and persistently irritable, unhappy, or grouchy mood or state
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the man behind the curtain
A phrase used to describe someone who is in the background secretly plotting and conspiring or also a hypocrite.
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skeletons in the someone's closet
Something bad or embarrassing that happened in someone's past and that is kept secret.
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follow in someone's footsteps
To do the same thing as someone else did previously.
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give someone the cold shoulder
To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way
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treat others as you wish to be treated
You should treat others the way you want to be treated yourself
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keep an eye on something/someone
To watch or take care of something or someone
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to be on someone's back
To annoy someone by criticizing them and putting a lot of pressure on them
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breathe down someone's neck
To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person
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give someone a piece of your mind
To speak to someone in an angry way
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stir excitement
To cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen
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roll up your sleeves
To prepare for hard work
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get your hands dirty
To get involved with all aspects of your job, including routine, practical, or more junior work, or dealing with people directly
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take someone's side
To agree with or support one person or group and not another
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hold me back
This phrase is said when a person tries to retaliate at another person who did or said something provocative.
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keep an eye open
To watch with special attention
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